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Perpetual Ruminations

by tj gives thanks for all things

Rated: 13+ · Book · Personal · #1921220

My thoughts released; a mind set free

These pages contain my thoughts, from meandering ideas and persuasions to deep cerebrations and serious mentations.

Why, for what purpose? To release my mind and set creativity free. Somewhere inside the constraints of my mind dwells a writer, a poet, an artist who paints with words. In here I release those constraints and set the artist free.

Perhaps, lost somewhere in the depths of thought, is a story or a poem, waiting to be written.

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tj gives thanks for all things

about 2 hours ago
In response to "Compensation"

Cubby

it is 11%, let's blame the OOPS on chemo fog...

Cubby

about 10 hours ago
In response to "Compensation"

Sounds like things are headed in the right direction! YAY!

What happened to Menard's 11% rebate? Did they lower it to 7%

Take care...

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AmyJo-Where did 2025 go???

a day ago
In response to "Compensation"

Glad you are doing, if not well, at least managing. Thinking of you and yours, and praying as well. Hopefully these things will be a distant memory soon.

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Kåre เลียม Enga

a day ago
In response to "Compensation"

One copes and is grateful.

In Montana, I live in a three floor walkup... on the third floor. No room for a cow! (even if it walks up those 42 steps by itself.) I "stock up" little by little as my back can only handle so much weight in my bright orange backpack (to be seen by traffic). I'm only 5 blocks from a grocery store.

I buy on sale as often as I can. One copes and is grateful.

In Thailand we have 7/11s everywhere and fresh markets. Totally different way of eating.

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Soldier_Mike

Nov 5, 2025 at 10:45pm
In response to "Filling The Freezer"

Sounds to me like you'll be eating well while all that white stuff's on the ground.

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tj gives thanks for all things

Nov 4, 2025 at 10:16am
In response to "Filling The Freezer"

Cubby

We've recently talked about getting a second freezer big enough for half a beef, but we don't know where we would put it. When we ordered the pork, they had a sign up for a half a beef, fully processed for $6.50 per pound.

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Cubby

Nov 4, 2025 at 7:38am
In response to "Filling The Freezer"

We've been talking about buying a quarter beef for our fridge-freezers (one in the kitchen, one in the garage.) We sold our regular freezer a few years back because we are gone for three months in the winter. If our power was to go out while we were gone, we'd have a mess to clean up when we got home. This happened to my SIL one year. We have a generator, but not one that automatically turns on when needed. I think we could eat a quarter beef by mid-January. And the burger is so much better tasting!

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Cubby

Nov 3, 2025 at 8:53am
In response to "Unproductive Day"

We all need to Stop and smell the roses at times. Probably more often than what we do. It's really important for our mental health, too. Good for you!

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Cubby

Nov 2, 2025 at 6:58am
In response to "Change Clocks and Mice"

I, too, would like to see an end to the time change.

As far as mice go, Hubby puts traps out in the barn where we keep our camper, and also near the garage and the house. We rarely get mice but he is diligent about those traps.

We used to have barn cats till we gave them away once we started traveling in the winter. I do miss them. We had fewer ground moles back then, too.

I also miss having a dog, as dogs keep the woodchucks away, along with other critters. My flowers get eaten unless I plant marigolds in the mix (they hate the smell and it works!). I also use dog hair (from my daughter's dog) when she has trimmed her in the past. Also, cinnamon, cayenne pepper, garlic, and castor oil. Maybe this would work for mice, too?

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Wordsmitty ✍️

Nov 2, 2025 at 12:32am
In response to "Change Clocks and Mice"

There are still places in the US that don't use DST. When we retired, we moved away from DST. Good riddance, except TV and sports shows still shift if you watch 'em live.

Mice. We had a chubby cat that kept them away, but he died a few years back. A good mouser can't be beat. Whenever I see any mice in the field now, I get some peppermint mouse repellent spray and go around the house and especially the garage doors. Haven't seen any get inside, and it keeps them off the lanai (patio) as well. Lasts a couple months or so unless it rains alot. Should be good on the camper if used inside and outside. Plus you'll have a nice smell when you open up in the spring.

I forget what it's called, but an internet search for mouse/mice repellent will get you several products (spray and packets) and reviews that it works. Oh, and don't use those leftover Christmas peppermint candies.

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November 8, 2025 at 4:01pm

#1101144

Ups & Downs

We all have them, good days and not-so-good days; even the occasional bad day can afflict us. I've been having a string of pretty good days with my break from chemo, but then, like usual, a few bad days are sure to come along, and they did. Nothing too serious, thankfully, but still bad enough to make me miss a few days here.

A couple of days ago, I found myself feeling sick, tired, and full of aches and pain; the worst I've felt in quite some time. It seems I contacted some food poisoning somewhere. Nothing too serious, most people wouldn't even be aware they had eaten something contaminated. Others may get a bit of an upset stomach and maybe a touch of diarrhea, but with my system battered by the chemo, I'm very susceptible to any infections.

Long story short, I got a stomach bug that normally wouldn't bother a person much, if at all. But for me, I got pretty sick. The medication they administered seemed to wipe the bug out, and today I'm feeling pretty well again. The only lasting effect is that I need to stay close to the bathroom yet.

On the upside, I will be starting my daily tasks over again and will once again have all the badges arrive on the same day. It also meant having to miss a visit with some family that was in the area, not just me, but my wife stayed home to take care of me. How is that a plus? Because we learned this morning that everyone who got together ended up sick with either the flu or Covid!

Tuesday, I start my chemo again after a nice break and recovery from the last two sessions. Two weeks after that, I have my last chemo treatment, and then it's just the immunotherapy for about ten months. I'm hopeful that after a nice break and some time to recover from the previous treatments, the next two won't be quite as bad. They are also reducing the strength since it wreaked so much havoc on me, another possibility of me not getting quite so sick after.

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